Bowman 48

Cutter · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1981–present

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

31.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Cutter

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.2

Displacement / length

273.9

Comfort ratio

37.7

Capsize screening

1.75

Hull speed

8.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1935

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1981–present

Units built

10

Designer

C.W. Paine Yacht Design Inc., C. W. (Chuck) Paine

Builder

Southern Boatbuilding Co., Rustler Yachts Ltd.

Design & history

Notable features

Aft or center cockpit versions

Variants

Curated reference notes

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